This paper presents the implementation of rock mass classification systems to determine the excavation method and the support design of the Spillway Tunnel, Sidan Dam, Bali, Indonesia.
9 ft x 12 ft rock excavation Approx 14 ft deep with one open face. Presplit 3 sides of perimeter on 9 inch c/c filling every other hole, production holes on 1.5 x 1.5 on a diagonally oriented grid. Typically the "presplit" holes are set up so they are 1/2 the distance apart as the holes in the mass area.
What is rock excavation? Rock excavation is the process of removing rock masses from a job site to prepare the ground for construction or mining projects. …
Rock mass class Excavation Support Rock bolts (20 mm diam., fully bonded) Shotcrete Steel sets 1. Very good rock : RMR: 81-100 . Full face: 3 m advance . Generally no support required except for occasional spot bolting : 2. Good rock . RMR: 61-80 : …
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Rock mass excavation is accompanied by rock deformation during unloading, which degrades the quality of rock mass and significantly affects the safety and stability of rock mass engineering ...
After the width of the rock mass exceeds 23 m, the Young's modulus varies from 9.30 GPa to 12.58 GPa. As shown in Fig. 12 (b), when the width of the rock mass increases from 5 m to 19 m, the average cohesion decreases from 2.75 MPa to 1.03 MPa. After the width of the rock mass exceeds 19 m, the cohesion varies from 0.99 MPa to 1.08 MPa.
However, deep rock mass excavation and construction present a great number of challenges, which urgently need to be addressed, such as rock bursts and squeezing. Therefore, this Special Issue, titled "Deep Rock Mass Engineering: Excavation, Monitoring, and Control", was launched by a group of scholars from all over the world to …
"We are a mass rock excavation specialist," said Morris. "We do private and public utility trenching along with trenching for telephone and fiber optic systems, oil and gas pipelines, wind farms, sewer and water mains, work for road and detention for milling and mining operations and 'collective' trenching. We have trenched for as ...
Rockburst is a kind of dynamic rock failure process that is easily induced by the excavation of a high-stress rock mass. However, from an energy perspective, the existing indexes for rockburst tendency have a limitation in that they do not consider the energy release speed. In this study, energy release effectiveness was proposed based …
As the excavation face progresses, the rock mass will be further fractured into unstable pieces or slabs, leading to spalling failure (as shown in Fig. 21). During the layered excavation process of the powerhouse at the Baihetan Hydropower Station, the stress redistribution of the surrounding rock after excavation leads to the formation of ...
Rock mass characterisation expressed as an overall rock mass quality has been found useful for estimating the in situ modulus of rock mass deformability and the rock mass strength to be used in different types of design calculations. ... This paper was first presented at the annual Norwegian conference on Rock and Soil excavation in 2002.
Summary. Rock excavation is a crucial process in construction that demands a strategic approach to manage various rock types and challenging site …
5. Disaster risk identification and rationality evaluation model of deep rock mass excavation engineering. 6. Dynamic disaster monitoring and early warning technology for deep rock excavation. 7. Removal technology of risk factors of typical dynamic disasters. 8. Case study and examples of deep rock excavation engineering.
The mechanisms of the rock mass failure events related to the MS events in the zone and surrounding region of the rockbursts (extending to 1.5 times the excavation diameter on both sides of the explosion pit boundary) were analyzed using the new method.
Based on the damage degree and range during rock mass excavation, the model can be classified into three sub-regions with varying degrees of mesh precision. The excavation area (i.e., Region A) was located in the innermost region, whose element size is in the range of 0.5–2 m. The excavation-affected area or interest area (i.e., Region B ...
Overcharging in rocks (wall faces) during blasting and excavation usually causes damage to rock mass in most mining and quarry industries. This creates blast-induced fractures which can relates with pre-existing fracture pattern thereby increasing sliding and rockfall from the crest and body of an excavated wall. The spacing and orientation of ...
The deep excavation unloading stress path and initial high stress difference ( $$sigma_{2}^{0} - sigma_{3}^{0}$$ σ 2 0 - σ 3 0 ) are distinctive features that differentiate deep engineering from shallow engineering. To investigate the mechanism of deep hard rock failure induced by initial stress differences under excavation unloading stress …
Drill and blast system is used in hard rock excavation due to its economics and adaptability to changing rock mass conditions. Common question during mining and tunneling operations is 'whether overbreak has been caused by blasting practice or poor rock mass quality'. Critical evaluation of the factors influencing blast damage is required ...
With such subsurface geological conditions, the anticipated construction challenges include: (A) deep excavation of hard rock mass under old and sensitive structures and buildings, by controlled blasting; (B) variation in the rock grade from grade I to grade V; (C) weak rock mass at shear zone resulted in planar failure beneath the …
Excavation productivity depends on the parameters that influenced rock mass. In a general classification, geomechanical parameters of rock material and rock mass, parameters of excavation machine, and the specific type of application are the main influencing parameters in the performance of surface excavation [9, 10]. From the …
Understanding the rock mass, including whether it's fractured or solid, helps determine the best approach. Fractured rock, broken into smaller pieces, requires different handling compared to solid hard rock. ... Evaluating Cost and Time in Rock Excavation Projects. When planning rock excavation, understanding the cost and time factors is ...
The excavation of rock masses has a crucial importance for the safety and cost of construction of engineering projects. In this study, a flexible excavation assessment (EXCASS) system was developed with two components, the geological strength index (GSI) and the point load strength index (Is50). In order to develop the system, artificial neural …
The excavation method itself, in this case, drill and blast, can also cause severe damage to the rock mass. This can result in over-break and reduction of the strength and quality of the remaining ...
The rock masses are subjected to hydrostatic pressure p 0 before excavation and the support stress σ 0 from lining structure after excavation. The radial stress σ r acting outward to inward on the surrounding rocks, decreases from p 0 to σ 0 due to excavation and the installation of the lining structure.
Fractures serve as the main pathways for the occurrence and transportation of gases within rock layers. Studying the seepage characteristics of fractured rock masses during loading and unloading processes is an essential issue for understanding the mechanism of hazardous gas migration in surrounding rock under tunnel excavation …
Latham Excavation is a full service heavy construction & rock crushing company who has continued to grow throughout Central Oregon for over 30 years. ... site prep, mass excavation, street and road construction, …
Rock mass condition assessment during tunnel excavation is a critical step for the intelligent control of tunnel boring machine (TBM). To address this and achieve automatic detection, a visual ...
In accordance with traditional quasi-static assumption of in-situ stress release, rock mass excavation is a process of quasi-static relief of in-situ stress on newly-formed rock excavation contour, which means the redistributed in-situ stress on excavation contour releases so slow that the inertia and all other dynamic responses induced by the ...
The development of surrounding rock mass failure often exhibits a significant time effect, causing fresh and intact rock mass of the new excavation face on the site begin to fail after a period of time (spalling, splitting, etc.). This leads to the continuous increase of stress in rock bolts and cables, posing potential long-term safety hazards ...
When it comes to MASS Rock excavation, speed is important: however accuracy should never be saced. It may be as simple as moving dirt, but it's the attention to detail that will keep …
In this study, a comprehensive analysis was systematically carried out using field data obtained from various underground excavation sites, having a range of rock mass qualities, from very good to ...
Comparison with excavation practice in quarries in these rock masses indicates that the CSIR Rock Mass Rating system may give better assessment of rock mass quality related to ease of excavation ...
Short on the Q-system . The Q-system for rock mass classification, developed at the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) in 1974, originally included a little more than 200 tunnel case histories, mainly from Scandinavia (Barton et al., 1974). In 1993 the system was updated to include more than 1000 cases (Grimstad and Barton, 1993).
Predict rock mass response to progressive excavation processes, including rock deformation, possible fracturing, and subsequent instabilities.; Design support elements according to rock deformation …
